2025 Buick Encore GX Redesign, MPG, Release Date

2025 Buick Encore GX Redesign, MPG, Release Date   –  In a very odd marketing decision, the 2025 Buick Encore GX isn’t just another trim level on its popular subcompact sport-ute. Instead, it’s an all-new model, slotting in between the smaller Encore and the larger Envision, with the “GX” standing for Grand Crossover.

Built in Korea, the Encore GX comes in three trim levels, starting with the Preferred that’s $26,098 for a front-wheel-drive model, and $28,098 for all-wheel drive (AWD). The other two are AWD-only: Select at $30,098, and my Essence tester at $32,598. The one I tested had three option packs, bringing it to $37,183 before freight and taxes.

2025 Buick Encore GX Redesign and Update Plan

Exterior and Interior

Despite its relatively small size, the Encore GX has some tricks up its sleeve for handling whatever you need to carry. The cargo floor can be removed and slid into one of two height positions – although there’s a spare tire under it, rather than a bunch of storage cubbies.

The second-row seats are easy to fold, and they go down flat. That lets you carry long loads almost the length of the cabin, and without damage that you might get on a cloth-backed chair. There’s also a fair amount of cubby space for small items as well.

2025 Buick Encore GX Specs

All trim levels include heated front seats, an eight-way power driver’s seat, and a remote starter, and while the base Preferred has “semi-automatic” climate control, the Select and Essence have a dual-zone automatic system. All trims also include Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, OnStar, and “Teen Driver,” which restricts speed, stereo volume, and seatbelt use, and gives a “report card” of what a young driver did while using the vehicle.

I’d have given the Encore GX a higher score for its features list, but its options are scattered across pricey packages. If you want a panoramic sunroof, you need the $2,295 Experience Buick Package; it’s not a standalone option or part of any other bundles. For adaptive cruise control, rear park assist, and head-up display, you need the $2,195 Advanced Technology Package, but if you’d like the rear camera mirror along with those other driver assist items, now you need the $895 Convenience Package, too. Or if you want navigation and wireless charging, that’s two option bundles. (The Experience and Advanced both include navigation, so you get a discount when ordering both, as on my tester.)

Engine and Performance

That’s decent power for a sport-ute this size, and when driven moderately – say, a daily commute – the Encore GX is peppy. It’s less satisfying for passing power, however. Put your foot down hard, and there’s an annoying dead spot as engine and transmission sort out how to react before they deliver a noisy spurt of acceleration. There’s a lot of sound deadening in the engine compartment, but that three-banger’s rough idle is evident as a low vibration through the steering wheel.  2025 Buick Encore GX Redesign

2025 Buick Encore GX Fuel Economy

Removing a cylinder doesn’t make a huge difference, since the Encore GX’s fuel figures are close to or marginally better than most four-cylinder competitors. But I still found it sipped enough fuel to give it a good score. 2025 Buick Encore GX Redesign

2025 Buick Encore GX Safety Features

Automatic high-beam headlamps, lane-keeping assistance, and emergency front braking with pedestrian recognition are standard on all models; blind-spot monitoring is an optional feature on the base Preferred and a standard feature on the Select and Essence. In addition, my car included a surround-view camera, head-up display, adaptive cruise control, rear park assist, and a rear camera mirror that projects a video of what’s behind you without obstructing it from window pillars or backseat passengers.  2025 Buick Encore GX Redesign

2025 Buick Encore GX Price and Release Date

Buick can be a bit tough to cross-shop, because it’s one of the few midrange entries where most multi-brand automakers have just mainstream and premium. Its AWD starting price of $28,098 is more than something like the Mazda CX-30, but much less than you’d pay for, say, a Volvo XC40 or Lexus UX.

But that midrange classification also means that some premium features aren’t standard equipment, and they can be pricey to add in. My tester was nicely equipped, but felt a bit too expensive at $37,183. You’ll have to watch how you check the option boxes.  2025 Buick Encore GX Redesign